Gobierno de España Virus

When you get infected with ransomware programs the most important thing is not to panic. Gobierno de España Virus is one of those ransomware applications that deny desktop access and then display a fake security notification across your screen saying that you have violated several national laws and therefore your computer has been blocked. However, the real reason why you cannot access your desktop is money – Gobierno de España Virus intends to steal your money by making you pay a non-existent fine. Rather than doing what the infection expects of you, you need to remove Gobierno de España Virus from your computer right now.

Luckily, we know exactly what to expect of Gobierno de España Virus, because it is not the first infection from Ukash Virus group. Other ransomware programs that have targeted computer users in Spain include Grupo de Delitos Telemáticos virus, Cuerpo National de Policía virus, Dirección General de la Policía Virus and other similar infections. Most of them are distributed by such Trojans as Urausy, Revoyem, Reveton and others. However, it is also possible for a ransomware program to be distributed by a rootkit. Therefore, even if you unlock your computer, it is important to scan the system with a powerful antimalware program in order to terminate all the dangerous threats hiding inside your PC.

Therefore, you should not be taken by surprise, when the following notification appears on your screen:

As you can perfectly see, Gobierno de España Virus tries to convince you that you have been involved in illegal activity. Although the list of legal articles you have supposedly violated is not presented in the example, the infection claims that you have been involved in child pornography distribution, terrorism promotion, credit card fraud and many other things that usually would end up in a serious criminal case. When a user is threatened and scared he is more likely to transfer the 100 EUR “fine” via Ukash or PaySafeCard alternative payment systems.

Nevertheless, it should be obvious that paying the money will not solve your problem. Not to mention that Gobierno de España Virus will not unlock your computer. You need to restore your desktop access yourself. To do that, refer to the instructions below. Afterwards, once you get your desktop back, install a licensed antimalware program and run a full system scan to detect and terminate all the other possible infections.

How to unlock my PC

Windows 8

Press Windows key and metro GUI will open.

Move mouse cursor to the bottom right and click Settings on Charms bar.

Go to Change PC Settings and select General.

Select Start Now under Advanced Startup and go to Troubleshoot.

Click Advanced Options and go to Startup Settings. Press Restart.

Press F5 to choose Safe Mode with Networking.

Access http://www.pcthreat.com/download-sph and install SpyHunter.

Run a full system scan.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

Restart your PC and tap F8 until Advanced Boot Options menu appears.

Use arrow keys to navigate and select Safe Mode with Networking. Press Enter.

Go to http://www.pcthreat.com/download-sph and download SpyHunter.

Install the program and scan your computer.

Windows XP

Follow the steps 1 and 2 above.

Click Yes on a confirmation box.

Download SpyHunter from http://www.pcthreat.com/download-sph

Open Start menu and click Run.

Enter “msconfig” into Open box and click OK.

Select Startup tab on System Configuration Utility.

Click Disable all and press OK.

Reboot the PC in Normal Mode.

Install SpyHunter and scan your system.

In case you have any trouble restoring your desktop access and removing Gobierno de España Virus, leave a comment below.